Were We Racist Then?
Throughout this nation’s history, we have triumphed repeatedly when challenged. Often during those struggles, we turned to celebrities to help distract us from the trials we experienced. Bing Crosby helped our soldiers that were missing home, with his rendition of White Christmas. The 1980 US Olympic Hockey team helped bring some positivity to an otherwise tumultuous Cold War while our citizens were held hostage in Iran. Professional Football and Baseball showed us we would overcome the attacks on September 11th, when so many of our brothers and sisters perished at the hands of the Islamic terrorists that simultaneously made us question what our World would look like going forward.
These people weren’t heroes in the traditional sense, but their actions were heroic without even…
